Henry Carter Hull

A girl escapes her annoying little brother and the drudgery of school and home life when she travels to a magical kingdom each night and embarks on a series of adventures.

Princess Hyacinth is bored and unhappy sitting in her palace every day because, unless she is weighed down by specially-made clothes, she will float away, but her days are made brighter when kite-flying Boy stops to say hello.

Princess Violetta, raised by her widowed father, the king, to ride and joust just like her brothers, is horrified when he announces plans to hold a tournament, the winner of which will win her hand in marriage.

"When Princesses Mellie, Allie, and Libby begin to argue about which princess is the prettiest, they decide to hold a contest. But of course, the girls get side-tracked helping others on their way to the contest leaving Princess Mellie as the muddiest, Princess Allie as the yuckiest, and Princess Libby as the drippiest. But due to their kindness, the princesses win in the end"--

The fairies are assigned their parts for the ballet recital and Gerry is upset when she is cast as the court jester, instead of the crystal princess, but when the performance takes a bad turn, Gerry brings extra sparkle to the stage.

Rhyming text affirms that girls can pursue their many interests, from playing sports to planting flowers in the dirt, without giving up their tiaras.

"Olivia is having an identity crisis! There are too many ruffly, sparkly princesses around these days, and Olivia hashad quite enough. She needs to stand out! She has to be special!"--Provided by publisher.

Lily-Rose May is perfect in every way, until she kicks up such a fuss about eating her peas that her dad calls the doctor. He diagnoses a severe case of Princess-itis and packs Lily Rose off to live at a palace. But is a pea-free life of royal luxury as good as it sounds?